via Hackaday: Simple PCB Repairs Keep Old Vehicle Out of the Crusher
For those of us devoted to keeping an older vehicle on the road, the struggle…
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via Hackaday: Tiny LoRa GPS Node Relies on ESP32
Sometimes you need to create a satellite navigation tracking device that communicates via a low-power…
via Hackaday: Power Supply PCB Redesign
We’ve often heard you should do everything twice. The first time is to learn what…
via Hackaday: Switching Regulators: Mistake Fixing For Dummies
Some time ago, while designing the PCB for the Sony Vaio replacement motherboard, I went…
via Hackaday: A Universal RF Amplifier
If you need an amplifier, has some advice. Don’t design your own; grab…
via Hackaday: A Brand New USB Modem In The 2020s
The dulcet tones of a modem handshake may be a thing of the distant past…
via Hackaday: Soldering, Up Close and Personal
A word of warning before watching this very cool video on soldering: it may make…
via Hackaday: An 80386 Upgrade Deal and Intel 486 Competitor: the Cyrix Cx486DLC
The x86 CPU landscape of the 1980s and 1990s was competitive in a way that…
via Hackaday: Hardware Reuse: The PMG001 Integrated Power Management Module
Battery management is a tedious but necessary problem that becomes more of a hassle with…
via Hackaday: SWD Interface Simplifies Debugging
The proliferation of microcontrollers has made it easier than ever to add some smarts to…
via Hackaday: It Turns Out, A PCB Makes A Nice Watch Dial
Printed circuit boards are typically only something you’d find in a digital watch. However, as…
via Hackaday: Using a 2D Scanner to Make 3D Things
wanted to clone some model car raceway track and realised that by scanning…
via Hackaday: Roll Your Own Presence Sensor
wanted an Everything Presence Lite kite but found it was always out of stock….
via Hackaday: Rebuilding The First Digital Personal Computer
When thinking of the first PCs, most of us might imagine something like the Apple…
via Hackaday: Ryobi Battery Pack Gives Up Its Secrets Before Giving Up the Ghost
Remember when dead batteries were something you’d just toss in the trash? Those days are…
via Hackaday: A Tiny Knob Keeps You In Control
There are many forms of human interface device beyond the ubiquitous keyboard and mouse, but…
via HACKADAY: Tiny Transceiver Gets It Done with One Transistor
When we first spotted the article about a one-transistor amateur radio transceiver, we were sure it…
via HACKADAY: UV-K5 All-Band Mod, Part 2: Easier Install, Better Audio, and Two Antennas
OK, it’s official: the Quansheng UV-K5 is the king of hackable ham radios — especially…
via HACKADAY: Design Review: USB-C PD Input For Yaesu FRG7700
Today is another board from a friend, , who wants to convert a Yaesu FRG7700 radio to…
Via AMSAT: CubeSatSim Kits Available at Hamvention
For Hamvention 2024, I am very happy to announce a limited availability of Beta CubeSatSim…
via HACKADAY: Reverse Engineering the Quansheng Hardware
In the world of cheap amateur radio transceivers, the Quansheng UV-K5 can’t be beaten for…
Controlling the World with Raspberry Pi
I know I’ve mentioned this before, but on the off chance you’ve forgotten, I graduated…
via HACKADAY: A 65-in-1 the 2024 Way
If necessity is the mother of invention, nostalgia must be its stepmother, or its aunt…
via HACKADAY: The Perils of Return Path Gaps
The radio frequency world is full of mysteries, some of which seem to take a…